''Prantik'' is a multi-topic

Assamese language Assamese (), also Asamiya ( ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language, and it serves as a ''lingua franca'' of the wider region. The easternmost Indo-Iranian language, ...

magazine published fortnightly from

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

since 1981. It plays a vital role in the socio-political lives of the people of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, India. The founding chief editor of the magazine was Bhabendranath Saikia. The founding editor was Pradip Baruah, who is also its present editor after more than three decades. Presently, it is still being published as a leading Assamese fortnightly. Some of its articles include "Buddhi Jukti" and "Letters from Canada". Pages from

Bhabendra Nath Saikia Bhabendra Nath Saikia (20 February 1932 – 13 August 2003) was a novelist, short-story writer, Editor and a Film director from Assam, India. Dr. Saikia received his doctorate in physics from the University of London. He began his career as a ...

's personal diary are published at the last page of each issue.

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